Situational Judgement Test (Oxford Assess and Progress)

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Oxford Assess and Progress: Situational Judgement Test, 4th

Ididtheofficialpaper(andreadallofthefranklyuselessandvagueGMCguidanceseveraltimes)butnothingelse,andIgotanaveragescore.Amongstmyfriendstherewaszerocorrelationbetweenscoreachievedversuseffortputin.Iknowsomebodywhogothigh40sanddidabsolutelynopreparationbeyondtheofficialpaper,andpeoplewhodidtonnesofcoursesandgotbelowaveragescores.It'sfairlyrandom. Returning for a second edition, Oxford Assess and Progress: Situational Judgement Test (Sjt) is The definitive guide for students preparing to sit the Situational Judgement Test for entry into the Uk Foundation Programme. This authoritative book, mapped to the Foundation Programme curriculum and Gmc guidance, includes over 250 practice questions to help you maximize your Sjt score. This is a 95 minute assessment with 50 situational judgement test questions (SJT). Questions test judgement and decision making in a workplace context. It also assesses knowledge of important ethical and medicolegal guidance from the GMC. Questions assess 3 domains – empathy and sensitivity, coping with pressure, and professional integrity. The SJT is a multiple choice exam which is taken in December or January of the final year of medical school. The exam lasts more than two hours and aims to test candidates’ aptitude at clinical decision making.http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice.aspGood Medical Practice which the SJT is supposedly based on, can be found here. It’s a but long winded, but worth a read. Lots of it is common sense. E. Pressure one of your FY1 colleagues to write a prescription on a hospital take home script without seeing your partner. I'dcautionagainstdoingtoomuchprepworkorusinganykindofcomplicatedsystemtoapproachtheexam.TheSJTisverytimepressured;youneedtobepreparedforthekindsofquestionsthattheycanask,andthewaythattheywantyoutoanswerthem(i.e.beamodelF1ratherthanarealone,neverlie,andalwaysalwaysalwaysputpatientsafetyfirst)withoutoverthinking.Inmyview,thiscanbeachievedthroughreadingGoodMedicalPractice,doingtheofficialpracticepapersandmaybeleafingidlythroughsomebodyelse'sbookofquestionsinyourdowntime.

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A 35 year old man has a severe allergic reaction while in hospital. He has no history of past allergic reactions. Which ONE of the following is most likely to cause a reaction WITHOUT prior exposure or sensitization? Select ONE answer only. Your prescription for exam successWritten by clinicians and educational experts, these unique guides presentcomplete cov... IalsowanttoattainanaboveaverageSJTscore.FromreadingthisthreaditappearstheSJTbooksavailableareasmallcomponentofthetotalworkthatneedstobedonetogetanaboveaverageSJTscore. Ihaven'tlookedintothismyselfandhaven'taskedmanypeoplebuttwoofmyfriendsinfinalyearsaidtodoloadsofprep.TheyusedbooksandpracticequestionsFriend1:Paidfor1course(whichIencouragedhimtodo:s).Paidforonlinequestionbanks(passmedicine)andbooks.Getsthehighestscoreoutofthreefriends(42.something). Algorithm questions – you may have to drag boxes into the right part of the algorithm or select the correct answer from a list. Algorithms could include BLS / ALS / important guidelines etc. It’s a bit short notice, but I’m in the first SJT group sitting it this friday 02/12. I thought a list of resources and tips might be helpful for last minute panic-ers (like me) and the second SJT group. These are the resources I have been using and can recommend, but there’s loads more out there, if these don’t suit you. Dr Mahibur Rahman is medical director of Emedica, and has helped thousands of doctors prepare for this type of assessment since 2007. He teaches an intensive 2 day MSRA Crammer course which covers both papers. The Emedica MSRA course has helped thousands of doctors get into training, including many who get offers for their top choice specialty / area every year! You can see full details at www.emedica.co.uk/sra